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458,870 | 2,467,618 | 932,510 | 3 | Well , that was a rather unpleasant 15 minutes of my life | The film is about Barry , a drug dealer with a bazillion dollars worth of uncut cocaine lying all over his table . A customer drops by with his girlfriend and the conversations reveal that Barry is really dumb and awkward and the lady is a foul-mouthed and foul-tempered " lady " . This is one of many short films that h... |
459,318 | 2,467,618 | 86,622 | 3 | Apparently a cheap knock-off of another cheap martial arts film . | 1975's MASTER OF THE FLYING GUILLOTINE is an amazing and wonderful film to watch . This isn't because the fighting is particularly inspired or because the film makes any sense at all . It's because the film is so silly and so over-the-top that it is a camp classic - - bad , but enjoyably bad . The film stars a blind gu... |
459,580 | 2,467,618 | 335,266 | 3 | Amazingly sterile and disconnected | Bill Murray plays a famous actor named Bob who goes to Japan to do an ad campaign for big bucks . The problem is , he's experiencing a bit of a crisis before he arrived ( a sense of disconnection with his wife and kids ) , and being in a totally alien culture , he is even more lost and alone . Some of the observations ... |
458,579 | 2,467,618 | 36,753 | 3 | Not 100 % wretched | This is a bad movie that purports to be an educational film designed to warn America about the menace of teenagers running amok thanks to uninvolved parents . However , like almost all the so-called " educational " films of the 30s and 40s , it was really a shabby little film designed to be snuck past the censors of th... |
460,899 | 2,467,618 | 52,131 | 3 | A rather limp , unconvincing and dull little vampire film | A dissident is leaving Communist Eastern Europe but on the way out , he's killed by Dracula . Then , inexplicably , Drac arrives at Smalltown , USA and assumes the role of this dissident as he moves in with extended family . Why he did this is really never explained - - especially since moving in with this family seems... |
459,372 | 2,467,618 | 36,731 | 3 | Talk about LOUSY writing ! ! ! | In the 1940s , Columbia Pictures decided to try to cash in on Universal's horror films by creating a few of their own ( such as RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE and this film ) - - with generally poor results . The biggest reason was that although the atmosphere and acting were pretty good in these films , the adherence to the lo... |
459,975 | 2,467,618 | 36,733 | 3 | Not a bad film , but a slap in the face to fans of the original CAT PEOPL | Uggghhh ! ! ! This might rank as one of the most inappropriate sequels in film history . The original CAT PEOPLE was a moody horror film that was exceptional and super-popular at the box office . This sequel , while retaining most of the original characters , completely re-wrote what had occurred in the first film AND ... |
462,549 | 2,467,618 | 71,110 | 3 | Bad ? Yes , but not THAT bad . | This movie was included in " The Fifty Worst Films of All Time ( and how they got that way ) " by Harry Medved . However , after finally getting to see it , I think it was not nearly bad enough to make it to the book . Now I am not saying it's good - - after all , I gave it a 3 - - but it just isn't THAT bad a film . N... |
461,866 | 2,467,618 | 16,903 | 3 | bargain basement Hal Roach | This is definitely a " lesser known " comedy short from the 1920s . The only reason I saw it was because it was on a DVD by Kino Films featuring non-Laurel and Hardy shorts featuring Ollie . They are interesting and historically important , but also generally average to below average for the style film . Compared to sh... |
463,374 | 2,467,618 | 36,621 | 3 | Proof that not everything Hitchcock is magic | The film is about the French controlled island of Madagascar . Once the French surrendered to Germany in 1940 and became their allies , their colonies around the globe were left to decide whether to go along with the Vichy government or throw in their lot with the British and continue to fight the Nazis . The film part... |
462,371 | 2,467,618 | 1,680 | 3 | Definitive proof that D . W . Griffith hated Black people ! | This short film combined with his epic BIRTH OF A NATION is definitive proof that D . W . Griffith had both contempt for Black people and believed strongly in the myth that the " Old South " was paradise for the slaves ! The film begins with the Master going off to war and all the slaves crying and wishing him luck ( i... |
463,094 | 2,467,618 | 139,632 | 3 | An important historical curio , but not an especially fun film to watch | This film is about race hatred . Now in this unique film , it's not just Whites hating Blacks but most of the hatred is from light-skinned Blacks who are passing as White and their hatred for other Black people . This is a rather daring topic , as was having one of these race phonies calling out the KKK on his own peop... |
461,528 | 2,467,618 | 36,548 | 3 | A big step backwards for the Sergeant Doubleday films | This B-movie was one of a long series of war comedies starring William Tracy as the bright and lovable Sergeant Doubleday . While I loved the very first film , TANKS A MILLION , the series was pretty uneven - - with some being very good and a few ( like this one ) being pretty poor excuses for movies . My score of thre... |
462,444 | 2,467,618 | 139,564 | 3 | A very unpleasant little film | MAJOR SPOILER ALERT - - Don't Read This if You Haven't Seen the Film ! This little picture is slightly less than one hour long , but due to its being a rather disgusting little picture , it seemed longer - - I simply didn't enjoy it at all and found it tough going . It's the story of a screwy young lady and her baby at... |
458,825 | 2,467,618 | 70,679 | 3 | The slippery slide continues . . . . | I am a huge fan of the original film in this series , SHAFT - - having scored it an 8 and enjoyed every minute of it . Unfortunately , the sequels ( SHAFT'S BIG SCORE and SHAFT IN Africa ) were major disappointments - - mostly due to really bad writing and lots of ridiculous story elements . In SHAFT'S BIG SCORE , Shaf... |
464,453 | 2,467,618 | 51,881 | 3 | Not that bad , but it sinks due to an overuse of stock footage AND poor special effects - - even for a 1950s sci-fi film . | The story idea behind THE LOST MISSILE isn't bad at all , but unfortunately the story does get a bit dull towards the middle and the overuse of stock footage as well as poor special effects sink this film to the sub-par level . The film begins with a missile heading towards the Earth . In a panic because it's about to ... |
459,102 | 2,467,618 | 139,738 | 3 | impossible to rate on IMDb ! | This " movie " is an 18 second clip shown in Nickelodeons across the country in 1896 . It consists of a rather ugly older couple getting frisky with each other and culminates in a brief but sweet kiss . THAT'S ALL ! ! And yet , when it appeared it was considered " smut " and there were widespread cries for censorship !... |
458,110 | 2,467,618 | 36,423 | 3 | Completely moronic , but somehow still kind of fun | Considering that this film is LESS sophisticated and the humor is even broader than the Three Stooges in I'LL NEVER HEIL AGAIN ( where the three play the leaders of the Axis Powers ) , it's no surprise that I only gave it a score of 3 . Like many of the Hal Roach short movies of the early 1940's , this one is pretty po... |
459,119 | 2,467,618 | 105,793 | 3 | way too conventional | Despite its popularity , I didn't enjoy this movie . Mostly because as a " wacky " comedy , it's awfully conventional and doesn't make me laugh . I know many people LOVED this movie , but I just didn't . If I want a wild and weird comedy , Monty Python and the Holy Grail , The Producers , Start the Revolution Without M... |
458,190 | 2,467,618 | 266,075 | 3 | pretty darn confusing and the film should have stuck to one genre | I am apparently one of the few dissenting voices here . While I liked some aspects of the movie , I also found it to be VERY confusing and disjoint due to the odd style in which the film was constructed . In addition , it was hard to know exactly what the point was of the movie . Was it a horror film ? It COULD have be... |
461,357 | 2,467,618 | 33,091 | 3 | Jules White and Elsie Ames spell disaster . . . . | This is one of 10 films that are included in the two DVD set " The Buster Keaton Collection " . It's a sad set of films Keaton did later in his career with Columbia Pictures and the films bore more resemblance to Three Stooges films than Keaton's classic silents . Of the 10 , eight were directed by Jules White - - a ma... |
459,330 | 2,467,618 | 89,901 | 3 | first half , good , . . . second half , crap | This is one of the strangest movies I have ever gone to the theater to see . During the first half of the movie , I was completely captivated and thought to myself " I hope they have a sequel " - - it was just that good . However , about halfway into it , it was as if the writers and director were replaced ( sort of li... |
461,472 | 2,467,618 | 72,684 | 3 | Gee , . . . I feel like such an unsophisticated boob ! | This is a movie that is often hailed as a masterpiece because of its godlike director , Stanley Kubrick . And I know I'm going to get some serious negative reactions out there , but I really didn't like this movie at all and think it's one of the most overrated films of the 1970s . This is a costume drama that looks ve... |
459,487 | 2,467,618 | 19,649 | 3 | way too " artsy " for its own good | While I have seen and enjoyed similar movies to this one that were silent films about the Russian Revolution , such as POTEMKIN and TEN DAYS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD , I did not particularly enjoy this one . This was mostly due to the annoying and " artsy " way that the director chose to shoot the film . While POTEMKIN exc... |
462,477 | 2,467,618 | 19,684 | 3 | Pretty dreadful , even for 1929 and ONLY of interest to die-hard Charlie Chan fans | This is a globe-hopping film that begins in England , then moves to India , Iran and finally San Francisco . The story involves a sociopathic murderer who kills someone and then marries a nice girl . Once married , he treats her like dirt and cheats on her . She puts up with it until she discovers that he was a murdere... |
464,025 | 2,467,618 | 19,788 | 3 | While historically important , also a terrible film when seen in the 21st century | I actually had a previous review for this film that I just deleted and am replacing it with this new and updated one . That's because I first tried watching COQUETTE on videotape from MGM but the sound was so horrendously bad that it was practically unwatchable . It was just re-shown on Turner Classic Movies and while ... |
462,541 | 2,467,618 | 50,330 | 3 | One of Kurosawa's few missteps | Aside from a few very early films where he was a brand new director and had little choice but to work with second-rate material , this is one of the few poor films by the famed director , Akira Kurosawa . In fact , had a less famous director made this film , I think it would have been promptly forgotten or even dislike... |
460,775 | 2,467,618 | 32,855 | 3 | Dreadful and schmaltzy | This short is a major departure for the Stooges and looks more reminiscent of the " schmaltzy " films they made with Joe DeRita in the 1960s . In other words , instead of their usual formula , the film was incredibly overly sentimental and sweet - - something the Stooges NEVER should be ! It all starts with the Stooges... |
460,669 | 2,467,618 | 32,889 | 3 | Watchable , but just barely . . . | In the late 1930s and early 1940s , the great Buster Keaton was out of work and in desperate need for money so he made a string of forgettable short films for Columbia Pictures . Although he was a comic genius during the silent era , his career in sound movies was mostly horrible due to the industry's unwillingness to ... |
459,699 | 2,467,618 | 89,731 | 3 | do not watch this if you are depressed - - it'll only make it worse | I thought this was one of the most depressing holiday movies I have ever seen - - the others being THE Christmas WIFE and JACK FROST . All three movies are about death . If you LIKE being thoroughly depressed , then by all means watch this film or any of the others . In this film , the acting is good and some of the sc... |
459,730 | 2,467,618 | 33,021 | 3 | as long as you ignore history and reality , this is a fine movie | This is just the sort of Hollywood epic that makes US History teachers have strokes when they watch them ! Although there has been a long history of playing fast and loose with the facts , this is probably the WORST big budget historical film from Warner Brothers . And this is sad because the same studio produced many ... |
459,734 | 2,467,618 | 51,173 | 3 | Sadly , this one is dryer than dust . . . | The film begins with a rich guy hiring Boris Karloff to get to the bottom of a zombie-like trance one of his employees is experiencing . Karloff is apparently a world-famous occult debunker and he assures everyone that the man is NOT a zombie and the island this man recently visited it NOT endowed with evil powers . So... |
459,180 | 2,467,618 | 262,736 | 3 | This isn't my idea of fun | A wide variety of shapes ( mostly circles ) bounce around the yellow screen as jazz music plays . There is no other plot , no dialog - - just shapes bounding about to the music . I don't know who Bärbel Neubauer is . If I knew that they were a film student and that this film was made as a project , then I might tend to... |
462,119 | 2,467,618 | 51,134 | 3 | Not as horrible as you might think ! ! | While I am sure my summary is not exactly a glowing endorsement , I do think that this bad movie isn't nearly rotten enough to merit its current listing among the " hallowed 100 " - - the 100 lowest ranked films listed on IMDb . Instead of being a 100 % " stinker " , it's actually a low-budget but watchable film . . . ... |
461,830 | 2,467,618 | 142,388 | 3 | This showed how much Stan needed Ollie | This film was made long before Stan Laurel was teamed up with Oliver Hardy . This film was made the same year the team's first picture was made ( LUCKY DOG ) , but it was still eight years before they began deliberately putting the two in the same film . Without Oliver Hardy , Stan was a solo act for about a decade . S... |
460,879 | 2,467,618 | 119,828 | 3 | A novel idea that just didn't work for me | I am sure that there are many out there that enjoyed this film a lot more than me and I think this film is a wonderful example of a film that you'll either love or hate . This is because the idea of people breaking into lip-sync songs is pretty peculiar and may not be for everyone ! I actually didn't mind this concept ... |
464,026 | 2,467,618 | 33,323 | 3 | A good example of how bad some of Hal Roach's early 1940s films were | Over the last few months , Turner Classic Movies has featured many Hal Roach films that were in the post Laurel and Hardy era . Around the same time this team left Roach Studios , Roach began specializing in short feature-length films ( about an hour in length ) . Some were pretty good ( such as TANKS A MILLION and TOP... |
458,340 | 2,467,618 | 52,549 | 4 | Not total crap ! | ALLIGATOR PEOPLE is one of dozens and dozens of 1950s schlock horror films . Most of these involve giant bugs or mammals - - this one involves human-alligator hybrids ! For what it is , this film is actually pretty engaging . Now this isn't to say that this is a great film ( it sure isn't ) , but it is better than the ... |
458,145 | 2,467,618 | 52,564 | 4 | Campy but enjoyable early sci-fi | The film begins with people on Earth discovering that their rocket to Mars had not been lost but was just drifting out in Space near out planet . When it's retrieved , one of the crew members is ill , one is alive and the other two are missing . What happened to them is told through a flashback by the surviving member ... |
460,632 | 2,467,618 | 35,318 | 4 | One of the weakest films of the Universal series | Egad , . . . although I like series B-movies from the 1940s ( such as Charlie Chan , The Falcon and Sherlock Holmes ) , I can't get over how insanely positive some of the ratings are for the films on IMDb . How over 30 % of the ratings for this film are 10s is beyond me - - especially since Basil Rathbone made several ... |
461,386 | 2,467,618 | 70,564 | 4 | A typical early kung-fu film - - very entertaining if the like the genre | If you are a die-hard lover of kung-fu films , then all the problems I mention about this film are pretty irrelevant - - you will like the film . It's got all the action you are looking for and all the usual clichés you love and expect . However , for the average viewer , this is a very problematic movie to watch . The... |
464,183 | 2,467,618 | 52,735 | 4 | is it just me or did this movie get kinda stupid after a while ? | While I was VERY glad to see a movie involving the Colonial period in America ( since so few movies talk about this ) , I really didn't enjoy this movie all that much - - despite the time period and the great actors . And I really WANTED to like it . But , the story just seemed very childish and stupid after a while - ... |
462,189 | 2,467,618 | 122,498 | 4 | This film was missing something | I guess I am the dissenting vote here , but I didn't particularly like GASMAN . Some of it isn't the fault of those who made the film , but was the fault of the people who put this film on disk . That's because the accents were at times very hard for me to understand and there was no captioning on the DVD . To the aver... |
463,921 | 2,467,618 | 141,005 | 4 | For kids only | Nice animation , decent production values but not much appeal for anyone over age 12 . FAMOUS FRED seems to be , in some ways , the life of Elvis in cat form ! Fred is a cat who can sing and charm the ladies like The King and over time , he puts on weight and lets himself go . . . like The King . Aside from these paral... |
459,356 | 2,467,618 | 35,167 | 4 | Despite being a B-movie , this COULD have been a lot better ! | This is almost like two films - - one literate and engaging , the other stupid and clichéd . It's really a shame all the problems weren't worked out with the writing , but considering how quickly most B-movies were written and produced , this isn't too unusual . It's a real shame , though , as this could have been a ve... |
461,268 | 2,467,618 | 273 | 4 | A less than convincing re-creation of a Boxer attack | In the early days of the cinema , actual film of important historic events often wasn't available but the public clamored for news of the world . So , film companies began faking the news - - making film of what people THOUGHT might be the actual events . A good example of this is the Edison film that purports to show ... |
462,630 | 2,467,618 | 70,215 | 4 | A case of high expectations that just didn't pan out , . . . | Given that Sergio Leone was partially responsible for this film ( though he did not direct it , I found out later ) , I grabbed the tape and was excited . After all , his Westerns from the 60s were among the best of the genre ever made . However , despite this past track record , this film was a major disappointment to... |
459,074 | 2,467,618 | 469 | 4 | zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz | Okay , in 1903 this must have been considered a pretty good film . Back then , many of the films lasted only a minute or two and consisted of very mundane everyday activities - - hence this dull film about a little girl feeding her sick cat . However , unlike many of the other raters , I STILL cannot rate this movie an... |
462,284 | 2,467,618 | 451,179 | 4 | An okay experiment . . . | This is a very odd short film because it actually starts at the end and in slow motion the film is reversed so you can see what led him to such a huge temper tantrum . At the beginning , the apartment is a total mess - - practically everything is destroyed . And as the film rolls , the room undestroys itself and the ma... |
460,074 | 2,467,618 | 53,109 | 4 | A dumb concept - - one of Cagney's few misfires | Well , I gotta say one thing about this film - - the concept certainly is unusual . The film is a comedic musical all about gangsters ! But , unfortunately it isn't very funny and the songs aren't very good . If you were expecting GUYS AND DOLLS , you are in for a big disappointment . Instead , the movie looks and feel... |
462,678 | 2,467,618 | 35,743 | 4 | Pretty well made , but it will no doubt give many a heart attack or high blood pressure ! | This is a pretty good film technically , . . . but boy is the film likely to cause extremely high blood pressure or even heart attacks in modern audiences ! ! ! And I DON'T recommend that the average person watch this , as the film is so racially offensive . In the 1940s , drawing characters of giant-lipped Black chara... |
458,512 | 2,467,618 | 35,616 | 4 | well-made but brainless | This was an American WWII propaganda film first and foremost . Because of that , acting , writing and shmaltz are paramount and realism is , at best , an after-thought . And I CAN respect the excellent acting by this fine ensemble cast . But , what I CAN'T respect is the utter silliness of the film . The film begins on... |
462,814 | 2,467,618 | 35,617 | 4 | Not bad - - just not very good either | If you watch this movie and have no idea who Laurel and Hardy were and were never a fan , then this movie is an okay time-passer . However , for people like me who love the comedy team and have seen most of their movies , it's a major disappointment . Like all the movies the made after A CHUMP AT OXFORD , the film real... |
458,687 | 2,467,618 | 765,497 | 4 | Wow . . . . was that unpleasant . | This was a well acted film but the subject is so unappealing I really have no idea who the intended audience is . This short film purports to be a video entry from a man who talks about how " the sickness followed us to the new house " and as he cries and tries to explain what happened in a very fragmented manner , you... |
460,435 | 2,467,618 | 122,158 | 4 | The best gay Avant Garde Biblical film I have ever seen ! | Okay , I'll admit that it is the ONLY gay Avant Garde Biblical film I have ever seen , . . . but by default it is definitely the best . It's a pretty strange little film , though compared to the rest of the short films from the Kino Video Avant Garde collection , it's pretty " normal " and approachable for the average ... |
464,302 | 2,467,618 | 140,638 | 4 | well-acted but as funny as cancer | Despite the the title and that the first of the two stories is about a man who laughs uncontrollably when he sleeps , this movie is profoundly unfunny and probably never was intended to be . Labeling " You Laugh " ( the English language title ) is like calling WWII " a great time had by all " ! This is because this is ... |
463,644 | 2,467,618 | 35,356 | 4 | I love Gable ' s films but this script stinks | While I always enjoy Clark Gable films ( heck , I even enjoyed PARNELL ! ) , this one only got worse the second time I watched it . I know this may sound misogynistic , but Clark acted as if he was experiencing a world-class case of PMS throughout most of the film and Lana Turner just seemed pretty stupid due to the po... |
462,457 | 2,467,618 | 351,382 | 4 | A short film perhaps only the Japanese could love | I love Japanese movies - - having seen at least 100-200 . So it's obvious I am not afraid of Japanese films . However , sometimes there are Japanese concepts for film that just don't translate well to Westerners . They might be hits at home , but abroad they just don't seem , well , . . . normal . It's like the live fi... |
462,265 | 2,467,618 | 87,078 | 4 | Wilt Chamberlain and Grace Jones ? ? ? ! ! ! | Please first be advised that I really am not the biggest action film fan in the world , so keep this in mind as you read . This film is a follow-up to CONAN THE BARBARIAN , but instead of being violent and intense like the original , it was much sillier and lighter in tone . Part of this is because it was really very h... |
461,867 | 2,467,618 | 16,600 | 4 | could have been a lot funnier | This is definitely a " lesser known " comedy short from the 1920s . The only reason I saw it was because it was on a DVD by Kino Films featuring non-Laurel and Hardy shorts featuring Ollie . They are interesting and historically important , but also generally average to below average for the style film . Compared to sh... |
460,068 | 2,467,618 | 36,094 | 4 | What were they thinking ? ! | This is a truly amazing film . Considering the adult content of the film , it's amazing that it was made during the era where the Production Code was so rigidly enforced AND it's amazing that some major Hollywood talent associated themselves with such a sleazy and silly film . The movie is directed by the very well res... |
463,261 | 2,467,618 | 1,024,222 | 4 | Is this the complete version ? | I saw this film and it came in at about nine minutes . However , the credits ( both opening and closing ) were not included - - which makes me wonder how much else of this film is missing . Considering that IMDb has little information or about the actor ( Eddie Lyons ) who starred in it , I am left with a ton of questi... |
460,055 | 2,467,618 | 174,707 | 4 | Amazingly sick stuff . . . . | Warning : This is one of the most amazingly adult and disturbing films I have seen in a very long time ! Despite it appearing on The Independent Film Channel , the content is far more adult than what you'd normally see on this cable channel . Don't say I didn't warn you ! ! I am a huge fan of the Zatoichi series , so i... |
463,800 | 2,467,618 | 35,939 | 4 | How could so many people have given THIS movie a 10 ? Something is screwy here ! | I've got to assume that many people have scored this movie a 10 simply because it's one of those movies that is SO bad it's fun to watch , though I really don't think it ever approaches the PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE level of rottenness that it is a ' must see ' for bad movie aficionados . Or , maybe the die-hard Bela Lug... |
461,300 | 2,467,618 | 121,766 | 4 | Finally - - - a Star Wars film designed just for kids and dumb people ! | Well , at the outset , this film already lost a point or two from me since it , once again , features that nauseating character " Jar-Jar " . While some of my friends pointed out that he wasn't in this film as much as in the previous two , having him in the film at all makes me hate the movie . Why George Lucas dogmati... |
460,148 | 2,467,618 | 35,856 | 4 | A decent plot that is ruined by one truly awful performance ! | I like old B-detective films and have seen dozens . And of all these series films , the Falcon films are among my favorites - - even the later Tom Conway versions ( that were slightly less enjoyable than his brother's Falcon films ) . It has the usual amiable performance by Conway and a decent script ( without the usua... |
459,551 | 2,467,618 | 86,655 | 4 | too disjoint - - like two movies spliced together | There are some elements of this movie that are extremely interesting . The problem is , the plot is quite muddled and it looks as if two different movies had been spliced together . One movie was about a nymph who loved sex and got raunchy with EVERYONE ( including Mom ) and the other is a Hitchcock-like suspense movie... |
463,633 | 2,467,618 | 1,452 | 4 | A film with a simple message : " We hate Gypsies " | Okay , from the outset you gotta know that this is not a " politically correct " film . The main theme appears to be a confirmation of the age-old distrust and dislike of Gypsies . In this film , they are shown as liars and violent people , the portrayal is one-dimensional and a bit trite . The film begins with Mary Pi... |
462,846 | 2,467,618 | 70,948 | 4 | Not horrible . . . and sort of like FELLINI SATYRICON combined with BARBARELL | This is a weird psychedelic-style movie from the 70s that probably could not be made today , as this movie was NOT commercially-oriented and seemed designed for a " hip " audience - - the average person then , as now , would probably have no interest in this film . While I like sci-fi and did like SOME aspects of the f... |
458,492 | 2,467,618 | 365,672 | 4 | The film went along nicely and kept my interest . . . and then just stopped dead in its tracks . | A woman is about to turn 57 and she has planned on spending this time at a lovely and peaceful British resort . In fact , she's apparently planned it for years . Now here's the odd part , according to her narration , everyone must die on their 57th birthday because of a family curse . Instead of avoiding it , she embra... |
463,213 | 2,467,618 | 52,104 | 4 | It's rather bad . . . but also kitschy fun as well . | This is a film you can't take very seriously , because if you do you're bound to hate it . However , if you see it as a silly and tacky bit of fun , then there is a lot to like . Bear in mind that the plot is very similar to films such as CAT WOMEN OF THE MOON and ABBOTT AND COSTELLO GO TO MARS , as it's about a space ... |
459,864 | 2,467,618 | 782,134 | 4 | Artsy but not particularly satisfying | This short is from the Moviemark DVD Indie Shorts Project Vol . 1 ( 2006 ) . It's the first on the DVD and is very , very unusual and artsy . Describing the plot is very , very difficult - - especially since this is a film where the plot doesn't seem to be that important - - what's important are the artistic qualities ... |
460,525 | 2,467,618 | 36,699 | 4 | Teresa Wright and Gary Cooper seem to try very hard , . . . | This " screwy comedy " seems very forced . Indeed , the actors TRY very hard to make a go of an essentially unfunny script . And , as a result it doesn't really go anywhere . The idea of a woman finding out she was pregnant after getting a quickie divorce just isn't all that funny . And then , when Cooper sneaks off wi... |
460,321 | 2,467,618 | 473,954 | 4 | This looks like a copy of the " Our Gang " comedies of the era | In the early 1920s , Hal Roach created the Our Gang shorts ( also known as " The Little Rascals " ) . While most of these very early films no longer exist ( since they were made of very unstable nitrate stock ) , I've seen a few of the early silent films . However , if you compare them to HAPPY DAYS , you can't help bu... |
461,576 | 2,467,618 | 36,603 | 4 | Sure to offend and not especially funny | This cartoon is on the web and can be watched on Google Video , though it is NOT in general release because it is so patently offensive . While I am one of the least politically correct-minded people you'll meet ( I actually believe in Free Speech ) , I can easily see why Warner Brothers pulled this one , as it is so o... |
464,100 | 2,467,618 | 17,405 | 4 | a " Laurel and Hardy " film in name only | This film is a silent film . It wasn't until about a dozen films later that Laurel and Hardy made sound films , but many of their silent films are still masterpieces . Unfortunately , this one isn't . It wasn't until late in 1927 that Hal Roach realized that he had a great formula by pairing Stan and Ollie . And , this... |
459,485 | 2,467,618 | 51,790 | 4 | Not nearly as horrible as the first part , but still NOT a very good film - - despite all the hype ! ! | It just so happens that IVAN THE TERRIBLE , PARTS I and II both had entries in the 50 Worst Movies book by Harry Medved . Now , I do think that declaring they are among the worst movies ever is an overstatement , though they are still both pretty poor films - - particularly the first one , as it featured more eye rolli... |
461,106 | 2,467,618 | 2,045 | 4 | Decent for 1912 , but not all that interesting today | This film is about a college baseball pitcher who is forced to drop out of school and move to the wild west . There he gets a job as a cashier and when he is robbed by a bandit , he knocks the crook out with a well-aimed baseball pitch - - thus saving the day AND winning the girl . There's not much more to it than that... |
458,239 | 2,467,618 | 70,868 | 4 | A nice idea indifferently executed | The idea of a horror anthology movie interested me , so I sat down to watch this movie tonight . While the basic structure and idea was good , I was amazed at how sluggish and indifferent most of the five episodes were . Most of this seemed to be because of relatively poor writing - - this SHOULD have been a lot more i... |
459,335 | 2,467,618 | 1,928 | 4 | Totally confusing - - the print I saw must have been missing something | The version of this film I saw was a lot shorter than how long this film was supposed to be . Some of this could be due to differing cranking speeds - - silent films greatly varied on their length due to how fast the camera and projector are hand-cranked . In addition , a lot of very early films exist in several versio... |
462,135 | 2,467,618 | 2,303 | 4 | A whole lotta action , . . . but I'm not sure WHY | This is a short film by D . W . Griffith for Biograph Studios and is full of some pretty exciting action . Blanche Sweet is an apparently nice girl that was kidnapped and secreted aboard a boat . The only problem is , WHY ? ! There's really no context and I had no idea why some crew members from a sailing ship kidnappe... |
462,105 | 2,467,618 | 50,599 | 4 | Cary Grant and Jayne Mansfield - - together ? ! | While I recently gave OPERATION PETTICOAT a positive review , I really didn't like this film even though it had so many similarities . Both were made just a few years apart , both starred Cary Grant and both were WWII comedies . However , the overall tone and style of the films were quite different . KISS HER FOR ME , ... |
462,989 | 2,467,618 | 258,103 | 4 | A totally confusing re-telling of the Potemkin incident | This film is all about an uprising that occurred aboard the Imperial Russian ship , Potemkin , and how the uprising spread ashore . This is a very early telling of the true story , but it was re-make so much better by Sergei Eisenstein a couple decades later ( as a propaganda film for the new Soviet government ) . In t... |
462,322 | 2,467,618 | 50,397 | 4 | Dull and disjoint despite having a pretty expensive cast | You'd sure think that with Robert Mitchum , Jack Lemmon and Rita Hayworth this would be an exceptional film - - but it isn't - - at least in a good way ! Despite all this talent , Mitchum and Hayworth are essentially wasted - - especially Mitchum who is given very little to do during the film other than to act grumpy !... |
458,388 | 2,467,618 | 2,461 | 4 | Not horrible for 1912 , but pretty much unwatchable today | This was a very , very early full-length film . According to the video box , it was the first full-length American-made film , but that is debatable - - as several films have made that claim and exactly what constitutes " full-length " is pretty vague . Regardless , I have to commend the cast for trying something uniqu... |
458,959 | 2,467,618 | 437,942 | 4 | Interesting elements in search of a story | This was included on the disk " Shorts : Volume 2 " - - a rather dull collection of short films . Shorts are among my favorite style of films but somehow the people assembling this second collection had a hard time finding quality content - - and it wasn't nearly as good as the first volume or other shorts collections ... |
462,370 | 2,467,618 | 2,553 | 4 | It's nice to see the Gish Sisters , but this film is pretty poor | I love seeing Lillian and Dorothy Gish in films . They often played sisters on film and were odd in that they REALLY were sisters . But , aside from that , there really isn't all that much to recommend this film . While it isn't exactly bad ( after all , the movie is about average for a movie from 1912 ) , its melodram... |
460,471 | 2,467,618 | 72,225 | 4 | Silly and at times quite stupid . . . . but also a great guilty pleasure | My rating of 4 is less because of the entertainment value of this film and more because of the overall cheesiness of the production . Quite often , the acting and writing are quite poor . Yet , despite all its deficiencies , it's still well worth seeing because it's fun - - a definite guilty pleasure . This is a relati... |
464,047 | 2,467,618 | 32,963 | 4 | Not bad at all , but also not nearly as good as it could have been | Wow , I was really underwhelmed by this film . Despite starring David Niven and Olivia de Havilland , this was an amazingly uninspired film . After all , the story is about a rich society thief who is a champion cricket player - - you'd think there'd be more action and exotic or fashionable locales . But , instead , th... |
460,239 | 2,467,618 | 50,189 | 4 | A very tired film featuring an even more tired Errol Flynn | For fans of Errol Flynn , this is a rather tough film to watch . That's because after a lifetime of wild living and booze , the once handsome actor looks pretty lousy for a 48 year-old . He's puffy , flat and lacks the spark and charm that made him a matinée favorite in previous decades . Here , he's just " phoning it ... |
461,160 | 2,467,618 | 808,142 | 4 | I was confused | I must admit that when I watched this short film I was confused . While at times it definitely looked like a mockumentary ( i . e . , a film pretending to be a documentary ) , at other times it appeared to be like a reality show . Well , after doing some searching on the web , I was able to determine that the film was ... |
459,210 | 2,467,618 | 50,208 | 4 | Pretty dull little tale salvaged only by Sophia Loren's cleavage | This is an amazingly lifeless movie despite it being filmed in Greece and being Sophia Loren's first American movie . While the Greek scenery is lovely , it's obvious that the biggest reason they chose Ms . Loren for the film was because of her ample breasts . Throughout the film , but particularly in the first diving ... |
462,735 | 2,467,618 | 902,954 | 5 | Well made and thoroughly unpleasant | This film was recently posted on IMDb for viewing in the United States viewing only . This is a hard film to rate , as how much you like it or not will really depend on your tolerance for watching brutal spousal abuse . As an ex-social worker and therapist , I have frankly seen too much in my lifetime and don't want to... |
461,269 | 2,467,618 | 30 | 5 | Pretty to watch but mundane | Okay , since the film was made all the way back in 1895 ( when films were in their infancy ) , I'll cut the film some slack . After all , ALL the movies were dull and short pieces about the most mundane activities . And so , compared to contemporary pieces , it's not too bad . The subject matter - - waves crashing - - ... |
463,977 | 2,467,618 | 436,070 | 5 | A major let-down ! | I was a huge fan of the first Animation Show disk , so I was sure to see this second collection . However , I was very disappointed because the films just weren't very funny - - as they tended towards " arsty-fartsy " films that just made my head hurt . One of the biggest disappointments was the virtual absence of Don ... |
460,586 | 2,467,618 | 87,985 | 5 | at times , mindless script , but watch it and say you love it just to make liberals mad ! | This film was pretty controversial when it came out because it bucked the theme being touted by liberal politicians in 1984 . They wanted the US to engage the Russians and make nice to them , while President Reagan had the nerve to call this evil empire an " evil empire " . The public seemed to either hate the movie fo... |
461,043 | 2,467,618 | 17,534 | 5 | More of the same . . . | Before I talk specifics about this movie , I need to point out that it really isn't fair to give this movie a score of 10 ( like some have ) since it is essentially the same film that William Haines did many times before . Also , how much you like this film will depend on if you've seen other Haines films . Haines made... |
459,358 | 2,467,618 | 35,151 | 5 | A wartime misfire | This is an odd movie for several reasons . First , it stars Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers - - a combination that just didn't seem to work very well . Second , despite Hollywood formula , Ginger marries another man towards the beginning of the film and later runs off with Grant when she finally realizes he's a Nazi shnoo... |
461,543 | 2,467,618 | 474,389 | 5 | I don't think it was as bad as all that . . . . | So far there is only one other review for this French short film on IMDb . It is rather scathing in its opinion of STRICTETERNUM though I am not going to be that hard on the film - - it isn't as bad as all that in my opinion . However , the people who posted it on the Hulu site ( I assume this was the film makers thems... |
459,094 | 2,467,618 | 52,637 | 5 | Not a horrible film ! | I gave the above summary because many might just assume that this low budget film stinks because it's included in the " 50 Movie Pack - - Chilling Classics " DVD set . This set and others by the same company are mostly films that slipped into the public domain because no one wanted them - - they were THAT bad ! ! And ,... |
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